LBCC Math Department
Date 2012
Text Specific Course Outline
Prealgebra: An Integrated Approach
Lial, hestwood
Course Name: Preparation for Algebra
Number: 815
Units: 4
Textbook Title: Prealgebra: An Integrated Approach
Author: Lial/Hestwood
Edition: First
Publisher: Pearson: Addison/Wesley
The following are the chapter numbers and corresponding section numbers that instructors are expected to cover.
Chapters
Required Sections
R
Optional Sections
Omitted Sections
Suggested Time on Topic
R.1 - R.5
1
1.2 -1.4, 1.6 - 1.8
1.1, 1.5
8 hrs
2
2.1 – 2.5
3
3.1 – 3.3
3.4
4 hrs
4
4.1 – 4.8
12 hrs
5
5.1 - 5.6, 5.8-5.10
6
6.1 – 6.4
Objectives 3 and 4
in 4.5
5.8 requires the use
of a calculator
6.6
7*
7.1, 7.2 or 7.3, 7.4
7.5
4 hrs
8
8.1, 8.4
8.2, 8.3, 8.5
2 hrs
9
9.4, 9.5
9.1 - 9.3
4 hrs
10
10.1, 10.4, 10.5
10.2
6 hrs
5.7
12 hrs
6.5
4 hrs
10.3
8 hrs
Total : 64 hours (8 hrs left for
exams)
*Calculators may be used in Chapter 7 to permit a deeper exploration of the material.
Notes:
 Text adopted for use in Fall, 2007
 Text rolled over from the same edition
 Committee members:
Ladera Barbee
Mehdi Mirfattah
Tom Killian
Robert C. Maxell
Mohammad Araeipour